Regina's Mother

"Seqora is my mother," Regina said with a warm smile. She radiated a wonderful aura around her, like a child hearing the news that their puppy was found.

I blinked a few times, just to make sure that I heard her right. "I'm sorry, did you just say that Seqora was your mother?"

"Is," Regina corrected, crossing her arms under her tits. "She's still alive, right?"

"I mean, sort of," I said, not too sure what it was that I was while I was asleep. "I was in some kind of castle. I think she called it the Halls of the Ringmasters." I guess it was more apt to equate Regina right now to learning that a lost loved one had been found. Strangely of all, tears were flowing from Regina's face, but they weren't tears of sadness. They were clearly ones of joy. She smiled at me and hugged me tightly. "Ack! Too tight!"

Regina continued to bury her face into my shoulder, sobbing gently. "Thank you, Maria! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She repeated that over and over and over again until I finally managed to pry her off of me.

"Okay, as much as I'm a sucker for sappy things, I need answers," I said, putting my foot down.

She nodded and wiped away her tears, taking deep breaths. "So, Seqora is my mother. We lived back in the time of the first humans. I believe you all now know it as Sumer." She waved her hands and visions came into my mind of a community with large stone buildings, clear sunny skies, and children running around. It was almost like I had been transported back in time. Regina appeared next to me, smiling as she gazed around. "Over this way," Regina said, pulling me by the hand towards a large castle that looked exactly like the one that I had gone into.

"What is that place?" I asked as I looked around, taking in the sights as we approached the castle.

"This was my home," Regina said as she phased through the front door. I stared and went to push open the door, but my hands phased right through it. "Come on, it's just an illusion." I cautiously made my way through the door, going through it like I was a ghost. I followed Regina up and up until we reached a large chamber. "Here we are."

In the center was a pedestal with a ring in the center. On the ground around it were blue lines of energy radiating up into the pedestal. Standing near the pedestal was a robe-clad woman, who looked like a younger version of Seqora. She was chanting something. As I got closer to investigate, I noticed that the Reality Ring was sitting on the pedestal, absorbing the energy.

"What is this?" I asked, turning to Regina.

"This is the origin of the Reality Ring," she said calmly, walking over to get a clear view of her mother's face. She smiled warmly, but then turned around as a door opened up. "And that there..."